workshop and it is hard to believe that in 2013 it took this project to step forward in the leadership role to invite the community to the table. and bottom line is, lgbt businesses fall under the small business certification under most categories but it is our job to make sure that there is a pool of qualified businesses is as large as possible and we are inviting new people to the table. we do a lot with the disabled veteran businesses and we think that it is critically important and you will see a couple of examples there and we also participate with the work group that web core has going. and really a great example which was just featured on cnn was anvil builders, local san francisco business based in the bay view hunters point and it was awarded the contract for the personnel and material hoist, 9.5. not a small contractor, really substantial contract, and he will be able to hire at least 8 to ten new veterans.

and ht has been here in the past and he is just a remarkable individual, and so we have got some good success stories but the bottom line is when it all comes down to it and the director sartipi knows that it is all about the numbers and so our goal on this for the construction aspects of the project, we have a 17 percent participation goal of sbede and lbes and i am very proud to say that we are exceeding the 17 percent goal and so we are in exception of that and the only thing that i would like to caution people is that we have large packages coming up and to take to and continue to unbundle the packages so that the people can compete and we will do everything in our power to exceed that 17 percent, and thank you, director, you were fantastic in your leadership. we would not be able to do it without you. >> thank you. >> are there any questions? or comments on this item? >> i just want to say that i am very appreciative of the additional efforts that go into

securing and out reach for sbes and i know that you can't just put it out there, you actually have to do a lot of the low work and relationship building, especially for a big contract where i thought that we would have fairly low sp participation and it is really great to see that we were able to build those relationships, thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you, paul. >> and now directors, we have the regular monthly update on the construction work. steve? >> good morning, directors, steve rule with turner construction, providing oversight services to the tjpa. >> another great month of progress out in the field. there it is. we are up over 860,000 crew hours and craft hours in the fields since the start of the transit center project, closing in on that one million hour

mark. and there were two minor safety incidents this last period, one was a muscle strain, that resulted in restricted duty so it became a osha recordable and the other was just a bruise but it became a first aid of yet to be any lost time incidents where almost 12 months now and so we are proud of that safety record, web corp and the subcontractors are doing a great job in the field keeping that going. there was additional progress on the work to find a utility relocation package and closed up the street, i am sorry the second street intersection which will be repaved here as well shortly, we have waited on some additional fittings, and that is moving on and now they are going to move the team down to deal or main and mission is work back towards freemont but that has no impact on the over all schedule but it is not a critical path item for the progress of the transit center. over all, the excavation is

almost 90 percent complete and the bracing installation continues in a small portion of zone three and primarily in zone four, they are down into the 30 level of bracing and we will begin the d level here in the next 60 days or so and the grounding mud slab the piles are all caught up to the excavation and we expect them to remodelize and due back in early january after the final excavation and bottom out of the final end of the project, and of note, we replaced two more, two actually three more large foundation mats, and web pures that were completed last weekend and so that is moving along well. and coming up in the next, 30, 6 0, 90 days as i said the continued progress in zone four with the excavation and the final area that needs to be excavated continue to work on preparing and placing that slab

foundation pours and out in november we will form the walls down in the west end and in 90 days out, we should in december, we should actually finish that zone, four, dlevel bracing and be just about done digging on the project and so that is a big milestone that we are looking forward to. >> also this period did not make it on to the slide. we were able to successfully resolve all of the issues with the water proofing substitution and which resulted in a net credit to the project of just over $200,000 and also provided us with a product that we believe is more than equal to the originally specified product and also has helped to expedite the installation of that material and so that is helping the below grade contractor pick up some time. and the over all schedule remains the same, in terms of the finish date and what is coming up and the next big mild stone will be start of the super structure and the start

of the steel in 2014 and the casting contractor, and the steel contractor working wither hard to make those deadlines. and the milestone schedules, and no big, changes there, again, the near term big target is that july 14th, started the steel erection, and we already, made the first map pour in the beginning of september and we continue to work through these base line milestones. the dse time line, looking for them to be done with the job with the exception of their responsibility to come back and remove the bracing and do the rebracing work, but the actual digging on the project and the micropiles and the mud slabs should be completed in the first quarter of next year. the big progress has been made in getting through the horizontal and starting the water proof and getting the

foundations poured and moving along and we now have four pours with a fifth one this week expend this shows three of them. there was a fourth made, late weekend, and the green areas are the completed slab pours and the blue leading edge is where we have completed the water proofing and the gray indicates where we have completed the mud slab up to and the pink areas are still under excavation but if you look at the profile you can see how far it has come down to the final level and in the final level in zone three. just a comparison photos, you can actually if you look hard on the right you can actually now see the completed protection slab and mud slab in the bottom of zone three as it has caught up to the excavation and this is reinforcing steel for the map foundation and each of those pourss between 3,000

over 5,000 cubic yards of concrete and double layer and those are actually in between the two layers, trying to prep for the next slab pour. this is from a couple of weekends ago and the small section from the west end went from friday at might night to 9:30 on saturday morning. and you can see that the inspecters are keeping the cylinders and a number of concrete trucks lined up along howard street and this particular one we ran 60 and 70 trucks and the first one one was over 80 trucks and that work will continue on, and obviously until we complete all of the slab pours which will be towards the summer of next year, this is the center, what we call the more middle pour and area number seven and it was placed last weekend and you can see that that what starts it from the foundation into the

walls, at the top of that triangle shape it is three feet wide and that is the train box walls will be three feet wide and you can't just have a right angle transition there and the engineered decided to use this to make that transition and it is placed with the mud slab foundation. >> the water proofing in zones two and three in preparation for the protection slab. following on that water proofing and that is the substitute material, called preproof by dr grace and it adheres to the slab when the material cures which make it more imp erious to leaks and you would have to have a hole in the water proofing line up with the crack in the concrete to have any water get through because the water will not travel to the or around and underneath the sheet of water proofing because it is fully adhered to the concrete. >> and this is the most, most

progress in as far as the excavation is taking place in the east end and early in september. and the photo on the left you can see that they were really just finishing up the a level bracing and starting the second level and the photo on the right and it is clearly in the second level and getting ready to start the third and so that is moving along well and there are shots of the excavation and bracing in the eastern zone, in zone four. and you can see that we also, in both of those pictures, you can start to see the scaffolding that we hung in the bridge to allow the contractor to come in and put in the con conduit and moving the power off of the lot across the street, and making that available as one of the next land sales coming up. >> and just more bracing going in, in zone three and awss work that continues that i mentioned before and finally we are starting to see some significant activity around us and with some of these other lots and the 181 freemont

project development has started with the demolition of the old building and adjacent to us and that all took place in about a week it was pulled down and the basement walls were being taken out today and they will backfill that up to the street level and start doing their own shoring walls and tests on pile tests over the coming weeks and what everybody else has been waiting for the activity on the transit tower site and started moving dirt and getting ready for the wall in the next month or so. really there is one, of $130,000 of a settlement of four or five issues for the bse contractor. and it is really the only change from the last period. 867 craft hours and we are running on the community side and looking very good and running around the 63 percent over all coming from counties

involved in the project and still 18 percent or so coming from san francisco alone and the total trade count and the individuals who have touched the project, and you can see the increasing of water proofing and reinforcing the iron worker as we start to transition in the concrete pours. >> i would be happy to answer any questions? >> are there any questions from directors? >> all right, thank you very much. >> thank you, directors, that concludes my report. >> thank you, so, if we can move on to the next item which is public comment. we have received a speaker card from one member of the public that wants to address you that is ruland brun. and if any other members would like to speak, just do line up. >> members of the board, good morning, my name is roland (inaudible) and i am from san jose ands you know, the federal government is experiencing

difficulties raising the debt limit and so this may be a good time to start some (inaudible) if we are ever going to get dtx funded. i would like to start by touching on the rva. last summer someone wandered off of the end of the platform and then to the transbay tunnel. the department of homeland security immediately responded. by giving about a 12 and a half million grant to additional video surveillance and so the question is, why can't we cancel the 15 million dollars in the rva contracts and invite the dhs who made their own assessment and provide grants if they happen to have money lying around? >> last thing that i would like to touch on is, the dpx itself. and boston transportation group and not only failed to complete, a prime design, for a viable dtx tunnel, but have also failed to meet any of the

30 percent db as the requirements we are wasted 14 and a half million dollars to contract, 03 and 02 so far and the time has come to pull the plug and to put this contract out for rebid, once we have environmental clearance on the new dpx alliance. >> thank you, very much. >> if are there know other members that would like to speak on this item. public comment is now closed. >> we move on to the regular calendar. >> item 7 is approving the minutes of the september 12th meeting and no member of the public indicated that they want to address. >> so moved. >> we have a second on this item? >> i abstain. >> >> i don't think that we can do it. >> yeah, i think that we will go ahead and move this item to the next meeting. >> yes. >> so let's move on to item 8. >> item eight is election of

the chair and vice chair purchase su ant to the tjpa joint powers agreement. >> i dethank defur to you. >> this item was continued from last week and because we did not have all board members present and so, at this point, i will be accepting nominations for chair and vice chair. and we can do that in one motion. >> who is the vice chair? >> you are? >> okay, good. >> and i would... >> i would move that we continue with the current chair and vice chair. >> okay. >> we have a motion i will second that motion. and i'm happy to accept. director harper are you happy to accept? >> you guys are doing a great job. >> thank you director metcalf. >> so we do have a motion and a second and i think that we can do that without objection. >> it will go ahead and move... >> roll call. >> yeah. >> that with on the motion to elect a chair kim as continuing

chair and director harper as vice chair, no members of the public wanting to comment on that item. >> director harper? >> thank you.. >> aye. >> lee. >> aye. >> metcalf. >> aye. >> kim. >> aye. >> and so the motion passed. >> thank you, thank you for the continued support. >> we actually have a short calendar today and so, at this time, we are going to recess the regular meeting and convene into closed session. and before that, we have to take public comment on any closed session items. are there any members of the public that would like to speak on item 11 and 12? >> and i have not received any indication that a member of the public wanted to address you. >> seeing none, the public comment is closed on these items. we do ask that the members of the public exit the hearing room as the board con convenients into closed session. we will then reconvene into our regular meeting and make an announcement of our actions.

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>> all right, tj pa board of director's is back in >> i get really concerned one ip -- hear people say the payroll tax is a job killer. maybe in some industries the payroll tax might be a disincentive on business going forward, but i would not be surprised if we came out of the whole discussion about remaking our tax for next year that it involves a combination of a payroll tax, commercial occupancy tax, and gross receipts tax.

all of that could be in a remade form of our business tax structure. >> that is a good question to ask. i will ask this monday. >> i was born in of los angeles. i was in a mexican-american, a chicano town. my dad was a launch your worker. my mother was an office worker at usc. my parents were divorced when i was 10 years old. i moved to the east coast and lived there for six years and then fled back to california after high school. i went to school at uc santa barbara. i have been in san francisco since 1989, have lived in the excelsior since 1999. the difficulty is, muni often sees it as an industrial area, not a neighborhood. we have to figure out how to make it work as a neighborhood and as a place that can service

the light rail vehicles. i have had lots of different jobs. my main job has been doing social work for san francisco state university. i have been a community organizer, a social worker, but i have also been a legislative aide. i worked mostly for community- based organization supporting kids and families, working for labor. i got to see how city hall could be an effective tool to create change. i looked at running in 2007, 2008, and somehow i made it. i have been in politics for so many ways, doing work around central america, supporting people in central america against u.s. imperialism, their right to live, self determination. i did a lot of work on that on campus when i was in college. a bit of work on apartheid when i was in college as well.

>> i never got involved in supporting a candidate. i never thought a candidate was someone that i would support. then when tom ammiano ran against willie brown, i got inspired. i thought, someone with integrity and honesty, if they can run for mayor, maybe i can be somebody who represents what is true about our people. that is what inspired me to run and be a candidate. one thing this year that i really tackling, and i expect to for a long time, looking at me and how it operates in my district. san francisco, we talk about it being a transit first city, but it does not mean a lot if transit is not very well thought out in places away from downtown. my district is where we need to create better options. all the way down to randall

street, there is no accessible boarding areas for the church. there is a woman that lives in a wheelchair on santa rosa. she has to go across to glen park to get out transit. >> those new stations, those are the ones that we are going to have to depend on. >> along balboa park station, near geneva, i have been pushing hard to get ramps for pedestrians. right now, it is dangerous to cross the street. i want to insure the department of parking and traffic is painting lines on alemany street. beyond that, we need to figure out how to calm the traffic. a lot of cars go speeding through. sidewalks are not convenient for people. >> i am the supervisor for district 11, the debt -- the best district in san francisco. this year, we get to show how

great district 11 really is. >> we are in our fifth year of major budget deficits. it is inevitable that we will make painful cuts. so how do we do it in a way that will minimize the impact on every day san franciscans? >> i really appreciate what you're doing here. you are a really patient gentleman, and i appreciate that. >> our parks are often cut first. how do we maintain our safety net, public health services, security services? all of these are critical decisions that have to be made. >> i have seen many people come forward today who i know whose lives have changed because of the services we are providing. that is something that we can be proud of and have a as a goal at the budget process to make sure that we can turn lives around and create a liveable communities. >> if we do not resolve the

pension issue, we will have to cut. we will see fewer options for muni. we will see the parks deteriorate. i think the tide is rising. we have to figure out how to swim very quickly. >> happy arbor day, everyone.

we have a lot of volunteers from the richmond district center. i grew up in the california area, ended up at uc-davis. i made my way out to san francisco in 1984 when i was a college student. i remember growing up on clement street. i have always lived around in richmond area, just being around a unique area of the richmond, discovering san francisco in the 1980's. >> i am hoping we can not support small businesses like this because they are the unique character that makes neighborhoods like this so rich and lively to live in. >> i have also been active as a community organizer. i worked at the chinese progressive association. i also worked at the mental health center in the richmond district. i have always been passionate

about civil rights, equality for everyone. i have a 10-year-old daughter, so having a girl has made me much more sensitive to gender equality issues. i guess i have always been vocal about my politics, but as a supervisor, i have to listen to other perspectives and making decisions. >> very soon there will be of much more seniors in that area. we are trying to focus on whether a stop sign or stoplight might help. >> tried to look at issues of senior nutrition programs, alzheimer's research, even housing policies that allowed our buildings to become more senior-friendly. also looking at how to support senior services, neighborhood- by-neighborhood programs that allow aging in place. people who are getting older helping each other stay in their homes and communities longer so that they can contribute as long

as possible, as opposed to institutionalizing them. >> i support working families, livable communities, definite drawn support for the small business. even in my district, there are pockets of poverty and many people of work. so it is also about supporting those under employed people, small businesses in this difficult economy. >> there are a lot of vacant storefronts, so we are trying to find people to read these spaces. there is a bookstore over there. this way there are a lot of businesses that have been closing. >> i support the small businesses versus more chain stores that seem to be coming in to some of the vacant storefronts. i am trying to be sensitive to the local merchants because they make up the unique character and diversity of our neighborhoods. you go to lafayette.

i was just there reading to a bunch of kids. i think i was reading to fifth graders. what grade are you in? >> as a member of the school board, i know strong schools in the richmond is key. also, from the birth to 5 commission -- each commission has an organization to oversee pre-kindergarten kids. i want to ensure that the state level that we advocate strong support for young children and their families, good parenting support as well. >> often, we have to govern with our hearts. 80,000 people in the richmond district sometimes have different needs than people in the mission district or bayview hunters point. so often, elected officials and other hard working staff have to make tough decisions. they are political in nature, in many ways, even though people denied that, but at times, many

of us are politicians, but we always try to govern with our hearts. >> i have always considered myself having progressive politics. i believe in a vision of people having their needs met. i believe in equity. when people have special needs, we should be considered of that. i also feel that working families in the lowest income population should have a safety net. we should have civil-rights and equality rights for people as well. if that is being a progressive, then i am proud of being a progressive.

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